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MACHINE FOR BUNGHING MATGH STICKS. No. 2.8.1.408.

Patented July 17, 1 883.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. H. .SISUM, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR BUNCHING MATCH-STICKS.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 281,408, dated July 17,1883. I

' of Brooklyn, in Kings county, and ;State of New York, have invented a certain new and T useful Improvement in Machines for Bunching Match-Sticks, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement consists in novel means whereby the match-sticks are kept from clogging the hopper from which they are fed.

It also consists in a novel combination of rollers whereby the match-sticks v are taken from the hopper; and delivered between two webs.

It also consists in a novel combination of parts for supporting standards which sustain the shaft of the roller on which the'webs and match-sticks are wound. v I

It also consists inconnecting a driving pinion or wheel by friction-clamps to the shaft of the-roller on which the webs and match-sticks are wound.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional plan or top view of a machine embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a-longitudinal section of the same taken on the plane of the dotted line a: w in- Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same taken on the I plane of the dotted line y y in Fig. 2. Fig. 4

supported in slotted bearings s in the sides of the hopper. One of the journals is provided with a crank whereby it may be turned. ,The

roller preferably will be made of metal. If

the match-sticks get crossed, they will'raise' this roller in its bearings.

served the attendant can by a turn of the} roller straighten out the match-sticks again.

The front and back of the hopper are severally composed of two sections, we b b, the

lower of which are pivoted to the upper. The

lower pivoted section of the back is provided with studs, which extend through slots in the and serving to WVhen this-is ob-j Application filed January 5, 1883. (No model.)

sides ofthe hopper and have fitted to them rods A These rods are arranged close to the sides of the hopper, and are colmected to abar, A, which is connected to the lower pivoted section of the front of the hopper and extends through slots in the sides of the hopper. This bar A has fitted to it a rod, A,*, which is connected by'a strap, in the usual or any other way, to an eccentric, B, on a shaft, 13. The

shaft B is j ournaled in bearings in the frame of the machine, and is provided with a pinion, B which derivesmotion from a gear-wheel, B mounted loosely, on a studjextending from the side of the hopper. .derives motion from a gear-wheel, B, which is affixed to a gear-wheel, B and with it is mounted loosely on a stud extending from the machine. The gear-wheel B derives motion from a gear-wheel, B, whichis arranged upon the dri-Vingshaft O of the machine.

On the driving-shaft O a, large gear-wheel,

O, is loosely mounted, and derives motionfrom a small gear-wheel, D, on a counter-- shaft, D. This counter-shaft derives motion from a belt applied to a pulley, D The driving-shaft O is provided with a clutch-piece,

therewith, but is capable of movement lengthwise of the shaft in order that it may be engaged with or disengaged from the gear-wheel C. a A lever, 0 serves as a convenientmeans for operating this clutch-piece. When the clutch-piece is engaged with the gear-wheel O, the machine is put in motion, and when the clutch-piece is disengaged from the said gear-wheel, the machine is stopped. While the machine is running the eccentric B swings the pivoted sections of the hopper to and fro and facilitates the proper delivery of the matchsticks.

-E designates a roller arranged upon the driving-shaft O at the bottom of the hopper deliver the match-sticks therefrom. I

' F designates a roller arranged close to and just beyond the face of the roller E and receiving the matchsticks from it. The roller F is journaled in bearings; in the frame of the machine. The roller E, as here shown, has notches 0, extending across its periphery in directions parallel with its axis; but these The gear-wheel B O", which is keyed to the shaft, so as to turn notches are interrupted by circumferential grooves d, in which fit fingers G. The matchsticks pass from the hopper into these notches c, and are carried away to the roller F. \V hen resting in the notches, they extend across the fingers G. By raising the fingers the matchsticks can be prevented from entering the notches. The roller Fhas aeylindrical body, 0, and flanges f, which are provided with notches 9, extending parallel with the axis, and adapted to receive the match-sticks.

It will be observed that the match-sticks pass over the roller E to a point about horizontally opposite the axis of the roller, and there are transferred to the roller F. The roller F rotates in the opposite direction to the roller E; hence the match-sticks, when transferred to the roller F, pass first under the same and thence upward.

H designates guards which extend around and close to the portions of the notched fian ges f of the roller F, which the match-sticks traverse, and thereby aid in holding the matclr sticks in the notches of this roller. At the upper ends these guards H are reverted or bent to conform to the periphery of the roller E, and have pointed ends, which extend beyond the bottoms of the notches in the roller E, which are adjacent to the roller F. They are thereby made to constitute strippers for removing the match-sticks from the roller E to the roller F. The match-sticks pass from one to the other of these rollers without any abrupt change of direction.

The journal of the roller F, which is adj acent to the gear-wheel B, is provided with a gear-wheel, F, which engages with and derives motion from the gear-wheel B". As here shown, the gear-wheels B and F are of about the same size.

The fingers G are rigidly affixed to a rockshaft, G, which is journaled in bearings in the frame of the machine. On one end this shaft is provided with an arm or crank, G, whereby it may be shifted. By raising the outer end of this arm or crank the fingers may be raised so as to prevent match-sticks from entering the notches of the roller E. A spring, G", fastened to the frame of the machine, has a tendency to move outward, and when the said arm or crank is raised, will move under it and sustain it in its elevated position.

Vhenit is desirable to lower the fingers, this spring is pressed inward and the arm or crank allowed to descend. In this way the feeding of the match-sticks may be stopped at any time without stopping the machine as awhole. The fingers pass through notches in the lower section of the front of the hopper; hence no match-sticks can pass between this section and the fingers.

I designates a small roller arranged in a cavity in a guard, a, which is located below the lower pivoted section of the back of the hopper. This guard is stationary, and its upper edge is provided with a number of teeth which intervene between corresponding teeth onthe lower edge of the pivoted section of the back of the hopper 5 hence no match-sticks can pass between these parts. The small roller I has in its periphery a number of small notches extending parallel with its axis, and it bears against or extends very close to the roller E. It is journaled in bearings I, (see particularly Fig. 5,) which are susceptible of sliding along rods I. Springs I impinge against the bearings and tend to force the small roller I downward against the roller E, and these springs are attached to rock-shafts I. The rocloshafts I are provided with arms I, in which are fitted screws I, bearing against the frame of the machine. By adjusting these screws the rockshaft may be shifted so that the tension of the springs will be increased orlessened. If a match-sti ck is presented to the small roller I, the latter will rise with its bearings, if necessary, and will throw back the match-stick, it bein rotated in the same direction as the roller E. The small roller I has affixed to one of its journals a pinion, 1 which engages with and derives motion from the gear wheel B". Owing to the relative proportions of the gean wheels through which the small roller derives motion its periphery moves very much faster than the periphery of the roller E.

J designates a roller on which is wound a strip of webbing, J.- This webbing extends from the roller J through guides h ]L2 on back of the hopper, and thence around the body 0 of the roller F. It passes to this roller F before the match-sticks are transferred to this roller; hence the match-sticks are delivered onto the roller outside of it. From the roller F this webbing passes to a roller, K, which is journaled in bearings in the frame of the machine.

L designates a roller 011 which is wound a strip of webbing, L, which passes thence around a guide roller or bar, L and thence around the roller F, outside the match-sticks. This webbing passes, with the webbing J, from the roller F to the roller K. The two webs as they leave the roller F carry off the matchsticks between them at regular distances apart, and are wound upon the roller K with the match-sticks between them. The roller K is mounted 011 a shaft, K, supported in bearings in standards K. These standards are mounted on bearings j, which are concentric with a shaft, M, supported in the frame of the machine. Hence as the coil or roll of the webs and match-sticks increases in size the roller can move away from the roller F. The roller can be moved so far back that its shaft will rest upon a post or support, K. On. the shaft K, which supports this roller K, is a pinion, K, which engages with a large gear-wheel, M, arranged on a shaft, M, which is journaled in the frame of the machine. On the shaft M is also a gear-wheel, M which engages with a gear-wheel, N, on a shaft, N. The gearwheel N engages with and derives motion When a roll or coil of the webs J L and the match-sticks is completed, it and the roller are slipped'off the shaft which supports the roller, and all are removed to the place where the igniting material is to be applied to the ,matchsticks. To permit of the removal of the roller Kit is fitted loosely on its shaft and caused to rotate therewith by means 'of a spline or feather. WVhen this roller is removed it will be replaced by another.

The standards K are shown as united in one casting, which comprises a cylindric basepiece that fits on cylindric bearings extending inwardly from opposite portions-of the frame of the machine. They are therefore not affected by the rotary movement of the shaft M.

The pinion K is not rigidly affixed to the,

shaft K butis secured thereto byclamps K".'

One of these clamps bears against a collar, k, on the shaft, and the other is forced and held against the pinion by means of a nut, K,

number is 96,193, I have claimed the combination, with a roller onto which match-sticks are delivered, of two webs or bands between which the match-sticks are carried off, a roller onto which the webs or bands with the matchsticks are wound, andapinion or wheel mounted on the shaft of the last-named roller and secured by a friction-clamp, so that it may slip on the shaft when necessary. This sub ject-matter was, but is not now, claimed in this application. 5

I am aware of Letters Patent No. 37,562, granted February 3, 1863, to A. and E. B. Beecher, for 1 machine for framing lucifermatch sticks for dipping, and-I do not intend to cover by my claims anything shown there- In said patent there is-shown a machine comprising a hopper and rollers or wheels for taking match-splints from the hopper and placing them between two bands or pieces of webbing; but the arrangement and manner of operation of these rollers is essentially differ arranged therein for carrying the match-sticks from the hopper, of means for imparting a positive and constant vibrating or swinging motion to said section or sections in a direc- By tight-- substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a hopper having opposite sides provided with pivoted lower sections, a roller arranged in the hopper for carrying the match-sticks from the hopper,

and means for imparting a positive rotary 'from the gear-wheel F. The gear-wheels B, tion transverse .to the length of said roller, F, N, and M are shown as of the same size.

motion to the roller' independently of the the combination of a hopper in which the matchsticks are placed, and a roller having a notched or fluted periphery and journaled in slotted bearings, so that it" can rise bodily when necessary, substantially as specified.

5. Ina machine for bunching match-sticks,

the combination of a hopper wherein the match-sticks are placed, a large roller for can rying the match-sticksjfrom the hopper, a small metal roller having a fluted or notched periphery-arranged at the point where the matchsticks leave the hopper, and means for rotating it at a high rate of speed, and a roller, A,

having a fluted or notched periphery, j ournaled in the sides of the hopper, above the said large IOO roller, and adapted to be turned to straighten at the point where the match-sticks leave the hopper, and adapted to rotate at ahigh rate of speed, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 4

7. The combination, with the hopper A, of

the two rollers E F, both having notched peripheries, mechanism for rotating said. rollers in reverse directions and at uniform speeds,

so that their notches will come opposite each other, and the guards and strippers H, extending close to the notched flanges f of the roller F, and thence in a reverse direction be- IIO yond the bottoms of notches'in the roller E,

which are adjacent to the roller F, substan tially as specified.

e 8. The combination, with a hopper, A, of the roller E, having .a notched periphery and grooves d, the roller F, having a cylindric body and notched flanges f,which are opposite the grooves d, the webs J L, mechanism for rotating said rollers in reverse directions and at a uniform speed, so that the notches will come opposite each other, and the guards and strippers H, extending around the lower part of the flanges f and the upper part of the roller E and resting in the grooves (1, substantially as specified.

9. 111 a machine for hunching match-sticks, the combination of the shaft .K, the pinion K", the shaft M, and wheel M, the standards K, carrying the shaft K, and projecting from a cylindric base-piece which surrounds the shalt M, and bearings j, projecting from the frame of the machine around the shaft M, and entering and supporting the said cylindric base-piece, substantially as specified.

10. In a machine for bunching match-sticks, I 5

tial grooves in the roller, and adapted to be 20 raised to preclude the entrance of matchsticks into the notches of the roller, substantially as specified.

VM. H. H. SISUM.

\Vitnesses J. J. VAIL, ROBINSON GILL 

